The Big Screen: Is there a real resurgence in black movies?

12 Years a Slave is the latest in a recent run of movies about black characters and stories, including The Butler, Fruitvale Station and 42. Is real change afoot? On this week’s Big Screen Stephen Becker and I sit down with rising local filmmaker and UT Arlington professor Ya’Ke Smith. Like us, he thinks 12 Years is a great film. He also thinks we’ve got a long way to go still. You can listen to the show here, on KERA-90.1 FM at 8:20 a.m. 6:20 p.m. Thursday, or on iTunes. And you can read my review of 12 Years a Slave at GuideLive.com.

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